Severe storm sweeps across West Michigan causing outages
Strong storms moved through West Michigan on August 28 with winds over 60 mph, flooding and downed trees. National Weather Service warned counties including Ionia, Kent, Mecosta and Ottawa while Allegan Ottawa and Ionia reported widespread power outages and flood warnings persisted into the following morning. Public safety crews responded to emergency calls across the region.
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County waits on PFAS test results for water supplies
Allegan County Health Department has not received PFAS test results from private water supplies though all county community and school systems were tested. A backup Plainwell public well was shut down in April after a 4 ppt reading. Michigan agencies plan statewide PFAS testing by year end.
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Otsego
Holland Christian launches kindergarten forest school
Holland Christian opens a forest school for 18 kindergarteners, teaching five to five and a half hours daily outside in the wooded area between the middle and high schools. Ron Harig, a 27 year veteran of Jenison Public Schools, leads the program as it expands nature based education in the district.
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Zeeland meet and greet unites Michigan GOP candidates
Ottawa County Republican Party hosted a Zeeland stop on the Results Not Resistance bus tour. Gubernatorial candidate Bill Schuette hailed Ottawa County as West Michigan’s strongest Republican base and promised big victories in 2018 while meeting local and state lawmakers, including Tom Leonard, at Vitale's Pizza. He promoted a paycheck agenda to cut income tax, reduce auto insurance rates, and boost incentives for higher-performing schools.
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